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GeoHot Asks For Donations To Fight Sony
mede writes "In an interesting turn of events, Sony might have stumbled into a tough nut to crack. George Hotz (aka GeoHot) famous for his iPhone hacking achievements, is planning on fighting the big corporation on removing his free speech rights at utilizing his fully paid for hardware. Hotz has always claimed being anti-piracy (since iPhone activities) and says he has never pirated any game or even signed PSN agreements. He's asking for donations to fight Sony back and try to achieve something similar to what was previously accomplished by the EFF with regard to cellphones. I've already donated."
I know a few Nigerian Princes that provide a more tech-savvy payment method.
Since when does being a Socialist mean 'someone who has a different opinion than me'?
Isn't this kid's hack the reason every PS3 game is now rife with cheats?
No thanks, I'm rooting for Sony on this one.
I'm sure they'll return the favor...
"A government is a body of people usually -- notably -- ungoverned." -Shepherd Book
I heard Sony loses money for every PS3 sold, so I went ahead and brought one to help out the cause.
> what about usability, user friendliness ?
Look at the pot calling the kettle black!
I can't count how many times I've gotten excited by your signature, only to realize upon closer inspection that it says, "Giri" not "Girl".
Do daemons dream of electric sleep()?
I haven't bought a Sony product since the portable AM/FM/Weather radio I bought for when I walk the dog and want to listen to the Blackhawks game.
But besides throwing $20 into the Geohot pot just because Sony has been fucking with them so badly, I think I'm going to go out and buy my first PS3 - a used model that I'm going to buy just so I can hack it. Then, I'll find some deserving 13 year-old and give the jailbroken PS3 to him or her. And a stack of blank DVD-Rs.
Contributing to the delinquency of a minor? Perhaps, but I'm just continuing in the tradition of the 19 year old with the fake IDs who bought me and my pals beer when I was just a little shrimp. And look how I turned out. OK, bad example, but I'm still gonna go out and buy a used PS3 to hack.
You are welcome on my lawn.
That's just a pleasant side effect of 'going Greek'
William of Ockham had no beard. The most likely explanation is that it was chewed off by squirrels every morning.
Dude, you have some seriously messed up pr0n on your computer.
Is it just my observation, or are there way too many stupid people in the world?